subordinate offices or institutions
rating; ranking; grading; classification
severe; harsh; stringent; rigorous; strict; unfair
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
family-oriented; familial
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
area; zone; district; quarter; section; limits
allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation
to open up (to someone); to become unreserved; to lower one's guard; to become friendly (with); to feel at ease; to take a relaxed attitude (to)
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
irrigation channel; irrigation ditch; irrigation canal; flume
sluice gate; water gate; flood gate
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
to have an accident; to meet with an accident
obstinate; stubborn; headstrong
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
proper; respectable; decent; honest
to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
weird; disgusting; sickening
inexperienced person; incompetent person; ignoramus
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane
to feel right; to sit well with one; to be happy about; to suit to a T; to fit well together
(navigable) canal; waterway
to become complicated; to become intricate; to become tangled
drainage; ditch; gutter; sewage; black water
edge (of a river, woods, etc.); shoulder (of a road); rim; brim; fabric border (of a tatami mat, etc.); edging
timidly; nervously; hesitantly; trembling (with fear); fearfully; anxiously
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (gazing, staring); intently
gently sloping; gentle; gradual; smooth (process); gentle (e.g. tone of voice); slow (e.g. growth)
discharge; evacuation; emission (e.g. of CO2); ejection; excretion
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
downstream; lower reaches of a river; lower classes
to strain one's eyes; to look closely; to stare at
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)